The Most Important L2 Chain No One Is Talking About: Lisk Explained

Lisk has fully reinvented itself. The chain you remember from years ago is gone — in 2025, Lisk is an Ethereum Layer-2 built on the OP Stack, plugged into the Superchain and optimized for real-world users, not hype cycles. Instead of chasing casino apps, Lisk is building for founders and communities in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America — regions where Web3 solves real problems: hyperinflation, remittances, identity, access to banking, and mobile payments.

Lisk’s “human layer” strategy focuses on incubators and teams on the ground in Cape Town, Nairobi, Jakarta, and Buenos Aires, supporting startups with funding, mentorship, and global scaling. On the tech side, Lisk is EVM equivalent, extremely low cost, Superchain compatible, mobile-first, and opti ...